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The word "从此" is formed by directly combining the character "从", which means "from" or "since", with the character "此", which means "this" or "here". This combination results in a literal meaning of "from this", used to express the concept of "from this point forward" or "henceforth" in time or circumstance.

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他从此不再迟到了。

Tā cóngcǐ bù zài chídào le.

He is never late again from then on.

我们从此过上了幸福的生活。

Wǒmen cóngcǐ guò shàng le xìngfú de shēnghuó.

We lived a happy life from that point onward.

自从那次谈话以后，他从此改变了态度。

Zìcóng nà cì tánhuà yǐhòu, tā cóngcǐ gǎibiàn le tàidù.

Since that conversation, he changed his attitude from then on.

实验失败后，他从此对这类研究失去了信心。

Shíyàn shībài hòu, tā cóngcǐ duì zhè lèi yánjiū shīqù le xìnxīn.

After the experiment failed, he lost confidence in this type of research from that moment on.

那座桥被洪水冲毁，两岸的村民从此只能绕远路往来。

Nà zuò qiáo bèi hóngshuǐ chōnghuǐ, liǎng'àn de cūnmín cóngcǐ zhǐ néng rào yuǎnlù wǎnglái.

That bridge was destroyed by the flood, and villagers on both banks have had to take a long detour to travel between them ever since.

Word Definition - 从此

cóng cǐ from now on; since then; henceforth

Individual Character Details

从 cóng, cóng, cóng
此 cǐ